10/30/2006 - If there is one thing the Culinary Institute of America and Mount Saint Vincent Men's Soccer teams have proven during the last two years it is that whenever the two get together, the result is entertaining. Since CIA entered the HVMAC prior to the 2005 season, they have met Mount Saint Vincent three times. Twice, the result has been a one-goal game. If history tends to repeat itself, Sunday's HVMAC Championship is bound to go right to the wire.

Top-seeded Mount Saint Vincent reached the HVMAC Finals for the second time in three years by virtue of a 5-0 win over Webb on Sunday at Westchester Community College. The Dolphins opened up a 2-0 halftime lead and then extended the advantage to five thanks to the dynamic scoring efforts of senior Chris MacDonald and junior Chris Herrera. MacDonald netted three goals and an assist while Herrera scored twice and added an assist. Junior goalie Martino Cecere made 11 saves to record Mount Saint Vincent's first shutout of 2006. Mount Saint Vincent - who finishes the regular season on Wednesday when they host Mount Saint Mary - is currently 4-12-1.

Second-seeded Culinary advanced to the Championship Game thanks to a 4-0 win over defending HVMAC Tournament Champion Cooper Union on Sunday, giving Culinary a sweep of the Eagles for the 2006 season. Freshman Rob Hager scored the game-winning goal and Marvin Holder led a defensive effort for CIA that allowed Cooper Union few scoring chances. Culinary enters the final with an overall record of 6-1 this season with their only loss coming to Mount Saint Vincent.

Mount Saint Vincent defeated Culinary, 4-3 on Sept. 30 to clinch the HVMAC Regular Season Championship. During the 2005 season, the Dolphins downed Culinary 1-0 during the regular season before falling to Culinary 3-1 in the HVMAC Semifinals.

2006 HVMAC Soccer Championship:
#2 Culinary Institute of America vs. #1 Mount Saint Vincent
Nov. 5, 2006 - 12:00 p.m. - Culinary Institute of America

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